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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Good afternoon Georgia Affiliate,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Please pass this message out to all that may benefit from this information.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Do to the </span>SNAP shut down planned to start on November 1, 2025, we have received t<span style='font-size:11.0pt'>his information concerning another option open to members to provide some assistance. This is </span>a one time food benefit to help individuals with disabilities in Georgia due to the expected SNAP shut down . <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>It's the New Disabled South Food Assistance Fund. The link is below:<span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://ndsdj.org/snaphelp?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExWTNxUnE5eGQwM1pQNTJuRgEebUtNi8-zv9zaWJppPOGVzTMoW3hZcW-dOlmHlYazMx3y4Il8PAk589DA53E_aem_373q3fGAh39zDhCV-4ajHA" target="_blank">http://ndsdj.org/snaphelp?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExWTNxUnE5eGQwM1pQNTJuRgEebUtNi8-zv9zaWJppPOGVzTMoW3hZcW-dOlmHlYazMx3y4Il8PAk589DA53E_aem_373q3fGAh39zDhCV-4ajHA</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Unfortunately this is all the information concerning this benefit that I have been provided, so please review all information included in the link if you wish to know more.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>Thanks<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>Patrice Lewis<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>National Federation of the Blind of Georgia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>1<sup>st</sup> Vice President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>PH: 678-756-3757<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>Email: <a href="mailto:plewis@nfbga.org">plewis@nfbga.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:19.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. Our collective power, determination, and diversity achieve the aspirations of all blind people.</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>